Subject: Re: Cloning network pseudo-devices
To: Darren Reed <darrenr@reed.wattle.id.au>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/03/2000 10:16:07
On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 08:32:48PM +1000, Darren Reed wrote:

 > > ifconfig gif0 create would fail.  I suppose we could print messages
 > > from the pseudo-device attach routines.  Or have some other way for
 > > ifconfig to get a list of available cloners.
 > 
 > Add another interface flag - IFF_CLONING ?

That wouldn't help.  I think I have a nice way to do this, and I'll
investigate it today or tomorrow.

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>